Team Members

PROF. EDWARD R. MORRISON

Link to Academic Bio Ed Morrison is Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. He earned J.D., M.A., and Ph.D. (economics) degrees from the University of Chicago and was an articles editor of the University of Chicago Law Review. Before attending law school, he earned an Honors B.S., summa cum laude, from the University of … Continued

DEAN TROY A. MCKENZIE

Link to Academic Bio Troy A. McKenzie is the Dean and Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.  His scholarly interests include bankruptcy, civil procedure, and the federal courts. From 2015 to 2017, he took a leave of absence from NYU Law to serve as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in … Continued

THOMAS MOERS MAYER, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio EDUCATION Dartmouth College A.B. (1977) Harvard Law School J.D. (1981) PROFESSIONAL CAREER Partner, Kramer Levin (1998-) Partner, Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn & Berman LLP (1988-98) Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (1984-88) Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (1982-84) PUBLICATIONS “Management Gains and Creditor Losses from Labor Settlements in Chapter 11,” NYSBA … Continued

PROF. BRUCE A. MARKELL

Link to Academic Bio Bruce A. Markell is a Professor of Bankruptcy Law and Practice and the Edward Avery Harriman Lecturer in Law at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. From 2004 to 2013, he was a United States bankruptcy judge, sitting in Nevada.  From 2006 to 2013, he was also a member of the … Continued

RALPH R. MABEY, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio Ralph R. Mabey received his law degree from Columbia University where he served on the Board of Editors of the Columbia Law Review. He served with distinction as a United States Bankruptcy Judge from 1979 to 1983 and his judicial opinions have been cited frequently by courts and scholars. Mr. Mabey … Continued

HON. KEITH LUNDIN (RET.)

Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (1982-2017) Judge, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit (1997-) Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Law Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law Assistant Editor, The American Bankruptcy Law Journal (1990-91) Contributing Editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, (West Group) (Chapter 13) Managing … Continued

MARC A. LEVINSON, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio Marc Levinson is a Senior Counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, resident in its San Francisco office. His practice always has been limited to insolvency planning, to bankruptcy cases and to workouts and other out-of-court reorganizations. In addition to chapter 11 representations of debtors, creditors, committees and purchasers of assets, … Continued

RICHARD LEVIN, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio EDUCATION J.D., Yale Law School, 1975 (Editor, Yale Law Journal) S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972 ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS Member and Vice Chair , National Bankruptcy Conference Member, Board of Regents (2003-2006 ) and Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2001-2004) AUTHORSHIPS Member, Board of Editors … Continued

PROF. ROBERT LAWLESS

Robert Lawless is a professor of law and co-director of the Illinois Program on Law, Behavior & Social Science at the University of Illinois College of Law where he writes and teaches about bankruptcy, consumer credit, and business law. Professor Lawless has published numerous articles on these topics, most all of which use empirical methodology … Continued